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Land Transport Act 1998

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154: Rules concerning driver licensing

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“Rules for getting and using a driver's licence in New Zealand”

Rules can be made about driver licensing. These rules can do many things to help manage how people get and use driver licences in New Zealand.

The rules can set up a system for licensing drivers. This includes how licences are given out, changed, replaced, renewed, given up, suspended, expired, or taken away.

Different rules can be made for drivers of different ages or experience levels. This includes rules about when licences are given out and when they expire.

The rules can create different types of driver licences and add special permissions to licences for different purposes. They can also say what these different licences and permissions allow you to do.

When you apply for a licence, the rules can say what documents and information you need to provide.

The rules can set up tests for people who want a licence or already have one. These tests can check your knowledge, your driving skills, and your health. The rules can also set the standards for these tests.

People can be approved to do jobs related to driver licensing, like giving the tests to check your knowledge, driving skills, or health.

Rules can be made about using things to help you drive or about driving vehicles that have been changed or have special features.

The rules can set up driver identification cards. These cards would belong to the Agency.

Driver licences from other countries can be recognised in New Zealand under these rules.

The rules can say what temporary driver licences should look like and what information they should have.

These rules can also make sure New Zealand follows international agreements about recognising driver licences and permits from other countries, and recognising international driving permits.

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Part 11 Land transport secondary legislation

154Rules concerning driver licensing

  1. Without limiting the general power to make rules under section 152, ordinary rules may—

  2. put in place a system or provide for the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles, including provisions for the issue, endorsement, alteration, replacement, renewal, surrender, suspension, expiry, and revocation of licences:
    1. specify different requirements for drivers of different age groups or experience, including requirements concerning the issue and expiry of licences:
      1. provide for different classes of driver licences, and for the endorsement of licences for different purposes, and specify their effect:
        1. specify the documentary evidence and other information to be submitted with applications concerning driver licences:
          1. provide for the theoretical, practical, and medical examination and testing of applicants and holders of driver licences, and set out standards for theoretical, practical, and medical examinations and tests:
            1. provide for the approval of persons who have functions under the rules, including persons who are to conduct the theoretical or practical or medical examination or testing of applicants for or holders of driver licences:
              1. provide for the use of aids or the driving of vehicles that are specially adapted or have particular features:
                1. provide for the issue of driver identification cards; and provide for driver identification cards to remain the property of the Agency:
                  1. provide for the recognition of driver licences issued outside New Zealand:
                    1. prescribe the form and content of temporary driver licences for the purposes of this Act:
                      1. give effect to any international convention concerning the recognition of driver licences and permits issued outside New Zealand and the recognition of international driving permits.

                        1. Ordinary rules under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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                        • Section 154(1)(h): amended, on , by section 50(1) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).
                        • Section 154(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).